Inflated ball



Jan. 17, 1950 F, w, GIBSQN 2,494,806

INFLATED BALL Filed Dec. 20, 1947A JNVENTOR.

A TTORNEYA Y in lieu. of the ground te cover stoel: embodied in the'composition, ground felt scrap, shoddy, or short wool. cotton or rayon bere may be used. When ordinary mill shoddy is employed it must be thoroughly cleaned for it has been discovered that such shoddy contains meng groesee and dirt which occumulete on the bere during the weaving process which detract from the me chemical qualities and feel or the cover.

Verietionc end modldcetioos muy be within the scope or this invention end portioue of the improvements moy lee used others.

I claim:

l. An ineted plerbell hei/lng e eorlc cess end o, molded rubber cover thereon, seid cover including short textile to project therefrom es the cover @Veere doive. .to

provide a, fibrous euriece which le resistent slipping in the hands when the bell or hoods ere wet and having e, feel o leather.

2. An nieteol ployboll lieving fabric cw cess and e molded rubber cover thereon, solo. cover am pebbled surface formeel thereon end including short textile libere therein to proe ject therefrom ee the pebble@ eurloce Heere down. to provide e @broos sur-fece which le ree sistent to slipping in the llendo when the loe-ll or hemels ere wet enel o leel or leather.,

3. An inated playing ball having a. base and a molded rubber cover thereon, said cover including ground brous tennis bali cover scrap containing short textile bers to project from the surface when the surface is worn.

4. An ineted playing bali having a fabric carcass and e molded; rubber cover thereon, said covering including ground brous tennis bail cover scrap containing short textile fibers, said ground scrap projecting from said surface as the cover wears end producing e feel similar to that of Worn leatheru FREDERICK W. GBSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are o record in the ille of potent:

Ulm@ STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2295er?) Webb e Sept. 15, 1942 FURMGN 'PATENTS Number Country Date 129,438 Greet Britain May 28, 1935 

